Thomas W. Bennett (conscientious objector), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1947
Place of Birth: Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 11-Feb-1969
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Thomas W. Bennett (conscientious objector)
- Thomas William Bennett (April 7, 1947 – February 11, 1969) was a United States Army medic who was killed in action during the Vietnam War and the second conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor (Desmond Doss, a medic in World War II, was the first). Bennett received the medal after repeatedly putting himself in harm's way to save wounded soldiers during operations in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
- He was mortally wounded during one of these actions in Pleiku Province, and received the Medal of Honor posthumously.
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